Second-half shooting guides Elon past UNCG

GREENSBORO ó Elon University shot 64.3 percent from the field in the second half for a 70-57 womenís basketball victory against host UNC Greensboro on Saturday afternoon at Fleming Gym.

Ali Fordís 15 points led Elon (13-11 overall, 10-5 Southern Conference), which snapped a two-game losing streak and won for the second time in a five-game stretch.

UNCG (5-19, 2-13) received 18 points from Breonna Patterson. The Spartans held a 26-25 halftime lead.

Elon made 18 of 28 shots from the field in the second half. That helped the Phoenix, buoyed by an 11-point burst, built a 16-point edge on Jessica Farmerís jumper with slightly less than 10 minutes to play. Ford scored 13 second-half points.

So even UNCGís 52-percent shooting from the field in the second half wasnít good enough.

Earlier, a 14-0 spurt for the Phoenix created a 21-8 advantage before it went six minutes without a point.